India pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, along with spinner Axar Patel, choked Pakistan's scoring to leave them struggling at 71 for 4 after 10 overs in the high-voltage T20 World Cup clash between the arch-rivals here on Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah followed up with a double strike in the next over, removing Saim Ayub (6) and skipper Salman Agha (4) to leave Pakistan reeling at 13 for 3 after just two overs. India skipper Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with his Pakistan counterpart Salman Ali Agha at the toss, continuing the status quo maintained since the Asia Cup in Dubai last year. The partnership between Kishan and Varma yielded 87 runs, stabilising the innings after the early setback. Captain Suryakumar joined Varma at the crease as the pair looked to build on the platform set by Kishan.

Source: Indian Express February 16, 2026 03:07 UTC